Joseph Talcott (November 16, 1669 – October 11, 1741) was the 26th governor of the Connecticut Colony from 1724 until his death in 1741.
[1] Descended from one of Connecticut's founding settlers, Talcott was appointed an assistant (member of the governor's council) in 1711.
He held a number of city and state offices; justice of the peace in 1705, and beginning in 1710, he was a major in the First Regiment of the Colony of Connecticut.
In 1723, Talcott was elected Deputy Governor upon the death of Nathan Gold; then following the sudden death of Gurdon Saltonstall, he was made Governor.
He was re-elected annually until his death, for a total of seventeen years and five months in office.